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This project has 4 images and 3 videos

Video showcase and how it works

Later during the semester, we decided to shoot a longer video of the project.

During the first part of the video, we present Winston and its interaction. In the second part, Nick and I go through how it was built, and how it works and development issues. Sorry the messy/nasty look!

Video mov, 491 x 360px , 58.40 MB

Winston getting excited

Sensors and switches inside Winston

We embedded a few switches into Winston so he knows when someone touches and cuddles him.

Winston and its electronic guts

Setup

The whole setup consists of a mechatronic teddy bear, a Phidgets servo board, a Phidgets InterfaceKit, some sliders, knobs and switches.

The project relies on two applications built in ActionScript 2.0. One for recording sequences (puppeteer mode) and the other for audio+kinetic playback (chaining sequences with basic logic).